Chapter 981: You are the father of fortune and the father of the Dao |
Chen Xun was taken aback, then smiled kindly and said, "Brother Song, please speak."
Song Heng looked at Chen Xun's kind smile and, for some reason, felt a bit uneasy. Pretending to ponder for a long time, he said, "Factory owner, Brother Chi and I share the same sentiment..."
"Haha." Chen Xun laughed heartily at Song Heng's frustrated yet helpless expression. "These Heavenly Origin Treasure Pills, you should take them quickly; they are greatly beneficial for the power of rules."
With that, he casually took out a storage bag from behind his waist, which was clearly a low-grade one...
Little Chi's eyes lit up, "Brother Xun, did you make this storage bag yourself?"
"Indeed, even in the Qi cultivation phase, I can use some minor mana."
Chen Xun turned his head with a smile, patting Little Chi on the ear and giving it a squeeze. "The Chen family discovered a small Xumi mine, and I used some scraps to make a few storage bags."
"Chen Xun, is this really the legendary Heavenly Origin Treasure Pill?" Qionghua Shuiyu exclaimed with her mouth agape. "A thousand years ago, a single Heavenly Origin Treasure Pill appeared in an ancient secret realm's cauldron, and countless powerful figures fought over it..."
She had heard many rumors about this in the Wild Heaven Region, where Great Ascension Venerables gathered, and even inexplicably created a map of the ancient secret realm... calling friends and allies.
Unexpectedly, this legendary item was seen in the Five Aggregates Sect.
Could that unknown powerful figure be a disciple of the Five Aggregates Sect?!
Song Heng took a deep breath. When these treasure pills appeared, the surrounding Chaotic Path slightly resonated, being invisibly transformed. Damn... these are top-grade spiritual pills!
Gu Lisheng, however, wasn't particularly surprised. After a glance, he lost interest.
He had no interest in life-extending spiritual pills, only in his identity and that ancient treasure. As for cultivation levels... he could take his time; there was no rush.
Little Chi remained calm, having seen too much of the grand world alongside Brother Xun and Brother Bull. Even if they took out an immortal pill, it wouldn't faze him much.
Now, he was only interested in ownerless items. The pills Brother Xun refined must have consumed a lot of immortal materials, and giving them away felt like a waste.
Hearing Qionghua Shuiyu's words, Chen Xun chuckled, "The Heavenly Origin Treasure Pill you mentioned was one I casually created after refining a batch of pills. One pill was crushed to give back to the world, and another was sent across the lands, benefiting all beings."
"Who would have thought one of them would become an object of contention? It seems I'll have to be more careful next time."
"...Factory owner, impressive."
Song Heng took a sharp breath, giving the highest praise among cultivators: you're impressive.
Qionghua Shuiyu's eyes sparkled brightly. Chen Xun always exuded a soothing aura, both in the past and now. It turned out he had the demeanor of an immortal all along.
Though she appeared calm in front of an immortal, her petite hands were always clenched, with no mana flowing within her, just like a mortal.
Interacting with someone of the same generation as the Dao Ancestor of the Five Elements, they were from completely different worlds of immortality. How could she compare? She always knew her place.
Qionghua Shuiyu cherished this friendship, always maintaining the etiquette of a junior in her gestures.
Gu Lisheng glanced at the surrounding sea of clouds, no longer calling out to the Fishing Emperor, but rather arrogantly said, "Fishing Emperor, the sea of clouds in this sect is quite a sight. When can we go fishing? I've been looking forward to it."
After speaking, his sharp gaze shot towards Chen Xun, revealing a hint of battle intent in his eyes. "This time, I won't be outsmarted by you again!"
At this moment, Song Heng quietly put away the storage bag. Trading an ancient treasure for several Heavenly Origin Treasure Pills was a great deal.
Chen Xun sized up Gu Lisheng with a slow smile, "No rush."
Gu Lisheng's sharp eyes suddenly became dazed. This Fishing Emperor was undermining his momentum... the scheming had already begun, but how could he not be prepared!
As Chen Xun's words fell, Gu Lisheng began a solo battle of wits and courage, quite a spectacular display.
"Brother Song." Chen Xun turned his head and looked at the ancient treasure, "I've heard of the path of fortune since entering the world of immortals. Now there's even the fortune of immortal nations and living beings..."
"You say this ancient treasure can turn fortune into reality. We're all on the same side, so tell me simply, what exactly is the use of this fortune? For example, if I encounter a bottleneck in seclusion, will auspicious omens descend to help me break through?"
Chen Xun asked with unusual seriousness and humility, "Moreover, Brother Bull and I have always believed in the heavens, the gods and Buddhas, and all immortal paths. Do we have fortune upon us? Are there auspicious omens upon us?"
"Ah?"
"...Ah?"
Song Heng and Qionghua Shuiyu were dumbfounded. This seeker of immortality, even being an immortal himself, recognized as a Dao Ancestor in the Three Thousand Great Worlds, actually believed in these divine paths...?
Goodness, you've truly mastered the path of immortality.
Everyone and the heavens must make way for you, or else they're not giving face to other immortals and gods, nor to the heavens.
Never mind fortune and auspicious omens helping you break through, others are children of fortune, children of the Dao, but you are the father of fortune, the father of the Dao. Others cultivate false immortals, but you cultivate true immortals!
Song Heng laughed, though he didn't know why. Perhaps it was because such words coming from a Dao Ancestor were too bizarre, understandable only for weaker beings.
"What's wrong?" Chen Xun's brows furrowed slightly, asking with genuine seriousness, not in jest.
Song Heng stood there stunned, silent for a long time, seemingly pondering how to explain it in simple terms.
"Factory owner!" Song Heng suddenly shouted, startling Gu Lisheng so much that he dropped his fishing rod. He was in a state of high tension, damn this wretch!
Gu Lisheng shot a glare at the fat man, starting to search for his fishing bucket, but couldn't find it after a while, probably forgetting where he hid it.
"Brother Song, take your time." Chen Xun raised his hand, remaining calm.
"This fortune accompanies living beings, allowing their essence, energy, and spirit to burst forth, helping them turn danger into safety in perilous situations. The deeper the fortune, the longer the blessings, allowing them to die of old age."
"Is that all? Can I absorb the fortune of this ancient treasure?"
"Fortune is innate energy, bursting forth from the passage of time, and cannot be absorbed. Simply put, this ancient treasure is at most stained with three strands of fortune, while the path of tomb fortune is acquired energy, blessing the descendants through bloodline."
"Three strands of fortune, understood." Chen Xun nodded lightly, "So the three strange and mysterious patterns on the Kunwu Diancang Cup are the manifestation of fortune power."
"Factory owner, you can see it?!" Song Heng was shocked, his gaze becoming more solemn. This was a great secret of the tomb fortune immortal path, a lineage inheritance... how could it be discovered?!
Qionghua Shuiyu pursed her red lips, glancing at Song Heng and Chen Xun. She couldn't see it, only relying on experience and knowledge to judge things from the passage of time, lacking the great ability of Master Dao.
This was also her goal, to follow Master Dao and the others around the world, learning the true path of tomb fortune. She had no interest in duels or power struggles, only in this path.
Qionghua Shuiyu didn't aim to cultivate to some profound realm, risking life and death if she couldn't break through, as if on the verge of going mad.
The brilliance of the immortal path was never at the end; she had long seen through it. Selling pancakes in the mortal world, exploring ancient tombs, writing ancient tomb scripts, she felt she had lived a fulfilled life. She had no interest in the Nine Dragons Mystic Gate's competition of prodigies.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have secretly bought a space ship ticket, bringing all her belongings across the Xuanwei Heaven domain to the vast and dangerous Wild Heaven Region.
But after breaking through to the Mahayana Realm, she now guessed that her luggage contained several storage rings, likely secretly placed by her parents and brothers...
Back then, her flawless plan, her joyful smuggling, was nothing more than child's play in their eyes, just short of directly giving her the Domain Crossing Space Boat.
Perhaps it was precisely this Dao heart that allowed Qionghua Shuiyu to get along exceptionally well with Chen Xun and Black Bull, forming a good bond on the immortal path. Perhaps... cultivating immortality should be like this.
